SPIFFY Data Jeopardy

Substance Use

Mental Health

Equity & Diversity

Miscellaneous

100

What percentage of Hampshire County youth cannabis users have no idea how much THC is in the weed they use?

A. 25%

B. 50%

C. 75%

D. 100%

B. 50% (48.7%)

100

Almost 60% of young people report being ______________.

A. Happy or in a positive mood most days in the past year

B. Able to run a mile in under 6 minutes

C. On social media multiple times per day

D. Anxious or nervous most days in the past year

D. Anxious or nervous most days in the past year

100

As of 2022, about how many Hampshire County youth identify as trans or non-binary?

A. 3%

B. 6%

C. 9%

D. 12%

C. 9% (8.9%)

100

How many Hampshire County youth know what fentanyl is?

A. 15%

B. 30%

C. 45%

D. 60%

D. 60% (61.1%)

200

What percentage of Hampshire County youth get sick after using weed?

A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 30%

D. 40%

C. 30%

200

Social media can have _______________ on mental health.

A. No impact

B. A positive impact

C. A negative impact

D. Both a positive and negative impact

D. Both a positive and negative impact

200

As of 2022, about how many Hampshire County youth identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual?

A. 15%

B. 20%

C. 25%

D. 30%

B. 20% (20.5%)

200

_____________ is the most commonly used social media platform.

A. Snapchat

B. TikTok

C. Instagram

D. YouTube

A. Snapchat (68.5% of youth report using Snapchat multiple times per day)

300

Are Hampshire County youth more likely to get sick after drinking alcohol or after using weed?

A. More likely to get sick after drinking

B. Equally likely to get sick

C. More likely to get sick after using weed

B. Equally likely to get sick (30.0% v. 32.4%)

300

The mental health crisis has had the largest impact on:

A. Girls

B. Boys

C. Trans and non-binary youth

D. LGB youth

C. Trans and non-binary youth (e.g., 45% of trans youth have thought about suicide compared to 16% of cis youth)

300

What percentage of straight students support students at their school who are LGB?

A. 75%

B. 85%

C. 95%

D. 100%

B. 85% (86.4%)

300

Narcan is a life-saving drug that can reverse an overdose from stimulants, such as cocaine.

A. True

B. False

B. False (Narcan reverses opioid overdoses, including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioids).

400

What is the number one substance youth under 18 in Massachusetts receive substance abuse treatment for?

A. Alcohol

B. Opioids

C. Stimulants

D. Weed

D. Weed (60% of youth who receive substance use treatment have cannabis listed as the primary drug at admission)

400

Between 2021 and 2022, some of the largest increases in mental health issues were among ___________.

A. 8th graders

B. 10th graders

C. 12th graders

A. 8th graders

400

__________ youth are more likely than __________ to think that racial and ethnic diversity is supported at their school.

A. White; students of color

B. Younger; older

C. Students of color; white

D. Older; younger

A. White; students of color (86.7% of white youth think racial & ethnic diversity is supported at their school compared to 77.8% of youth of color)

400

What is one reason many young people feel anxious and/or depressed?

A. Not having transportation to school

B. Vaping in school bathrooms

C. Social and political issues like climate change, war, and civil rights

D. Having an early curfew

C. Social and political issues like climate change, war, and civil rights

500

Between 2018 (when cannabis retailers legally opened) and 2021, there was _______________ in calls to MA/RI poison control for youth edibles exposures/poisonings.

A. A 50% decrease (for example, there were 30 calls in 2018 and 15 in 2021)

B. A 50% increase (for example, there were 30 calls in 2018 and 45 calls in 2021)

C. No change

D. A 500% increase (for example, there were 30 calls in 2018 and 150 calls in 2021)

D. A 500% increase (for example, there were 30 calls in 2018 and 150 calls in 2021) (actual stats: 30 calls in 2018 jumped to 157 in 2021)

500

_____ out of every 5 students of color have experienced unfair treatment or harassment by other students at their school.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

A. 1 (19.7%)

500

Up until the height of the pandemic (2021), what percentage of young people reported having at least one person at school who cares about them? Bonus: during the pandemic, this rate ___________ by 7%.

A. 70%; Bonus: increased

B. 80%; Bonus: increased

C. 90%; Bonus: decreased

D. 99%; Bonus: decreased

C. 90%; Bonus: decreased (about 88% of youth from 2013 to 2019 reported having someone at school who cares about them; that dropped during the pandemic to 81%)

600

True or false: young people think vaping nicotine is riskier than smoking one or two cigarettes per day.

A. True

B. False

A. True (73.5% for vaping v. 65.6% for smoking one or two cigs/day)

600

_____ are most supportive of trans, non-binary, and LGB youth.

A. 8th graders

B. Boys

C. Girls

D. 12th graders

C. Girls (93.7% and 88.9% of girls support LGB and trans youth, respectively, compared to 78.9% and 65.7% of boys)

600

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome is:

A. A condition that leads to repeated and severe bouts of vomiting that result from repeated cannabis use, and that in many instances results in hospitalization

B. Suspected to result from the effect of cannabis on the digestive tract

C. A condition that starts to go away within a day or two after stopping cannabis use, but that almost always comes back if you begin using cannabis again.

D. All of the above

D. All of the above (facts obtained from Cedars Sinai online health library; cedar-sinai.org)

700

During the height of the pandemic (in 2021), vaping rates ______________.

A. Dropped by half

B. Stayed the same

C. Doubled

D. Tripled

A. Dropped by half (12th: 38% to 19%; 10th: 27% to 13%; 8th: 13% to 3%)

700

____________ are exposed to more cannabis advertisements via social media compared to ____________.

A. Girls; boys (65.4% v. 56%)

B. Trans and non-binary and LGB youth; cis and straight youth

C. Black youth; white youth (68.1% v. 62.1%)

D. All of the above

B. Trans and non-binary and LGB youth; cis and straight youth (65.5% v. 60.9% and 71.4% v. 59.9%, respectively)

800

Hampshire County youth _____________ how much their peers drink alcohol, use weed, and vape.

A. Drastically underestimate

B. Have no idea

C. Drastically overestimate

D. Don’t care

C. Drastically overestimate (e.g., 60% of youth overestimate how many other students in their grade vape nicotine)